Adjektiv

unerwartet

unexpected, unforeseen, sudden

Wir bekamen unerwarteten Besuch.

We had an unexpected visitor.

Das Ergebnis kam für alle unerwartet.

The result came unexpectedly for everyone.

unerwartet + Noun (as an adjective) That was eine unerwartete Nachricht (an unexpected message).

Verb + unerwartet (as an adverb) He came to visit unerwartet (unexpectedly).

Synonyms: plötzlich, überraschend, unvorhergesehen; Antonyms: erwartet, vorhersehbar

From the prefix un- (not) + erwartet (expected), the past participle of erwarten (to expect). Literally 'not expected'.

Think 'un-' (not) + 'erwartet' (expected). If you are 'warten' (waiting) for something, you expect it. If it comes when you're not waiting, it's 'unerwartet'.

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